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A newsletter containing news, views, articles, investigative stories in the field of |
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Right
to Information From Around the World |
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Issue No: 112 |
E - Alert |
Issue Date: 30-11-2015 |
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India In
the last 10 years, CTU buses killed 121 people in accidents The Indian Express According to information
procured under the Right to Information Act, the CTU buses have been
involved in 246 road accidents, killing a total of 121 ... India CIC
returns 9000 RTI appeals due to 'deficiency' Daily News & Analysis The already frustrating process
of getting information through the Right to Information Act has
hit another road block. And that is of returning of the ... India Sangrur
council fails to place use of Rs 8 crore on record Hindustan Times In April this year, BJP leader
Punia filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI)
Act with the local body authority wanting to know the details ... UK Flat
rate fees for Freedom of Information requests would be
'disproportionate' Telegraph.co.uk Introducing flat rate fees for
people to make requests under the Freedom of Information Act
would be "disproportionate", the UK's data watchdog has ... USA Child
sex offenders largest group of inmates in military prisons – report RT With information obtained through
the Freedom of Information Act, AP uncovered that out of the 1,233
inmates in US military prisons, 61 percent were ... India Ministers
Furnish Own Homes at Government's Expense The New Indian Express According to documents obtained
under the Right to Information Act (RTI), 40 functionaries have spent
`2.71 crore of tax-payers' money. Italy Vatican
to try five, including reporters, over leaks scandal Reuters "The Italian constitution
guarantees the right to information and expression but the Vatican is
a state with no right to information," he said. "If they
think ... Pakistan Raising
concerns: 'RTI bill is similar version of old Sindh Freedom of Information
law' The Express Tribune KARACHI: The Coalition on
Transparency and Access to Information (C-TAI) criticised the information
ministry's draft for the Right to Information (RTI) ... India RTI
blows lid off encroachment nexus in Ludhiana Times of India LUDHIANA: A piece of
information obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act has
blown the lid off the alleged nexus between some building ... UK Why
governments think that freedom of information is for nincompoops The Conversation UK Tony Blair went from being a
champion of transparency in 1997 to calling himself a “nincompoop” for
passing a Freedom of Information Act in 2010. India Enforcement
of RTI law in Punjab being impeded The News International ... has complained that
non-serious attitude of public bodies is impeding the implementation of Right
to Information (RTI) law in the province, urging the ... India Law
students move Delhi HC seeking harmonization of HC's RTI Rules with RTI Act Bar & Bench ... Delhi High Court in order
to bring about compatibility between the Delhi High Court RTI Rules and the
Rules of the Right to Information Act, 2005. India Maharashtra
government spent no money on advertising RTI Act, reveals RTI Daily News & Analysis ... the Right To Information
(RTI) Act. As per an application filed by Pune-based activist S Repale, the
government spent no money at all on advertising ... India NCC
cadets exploit loophole to bag medical seats The Hindu Documents furnished under the
RTI (Right to Information) Act have revealed the ease in getting
admission to medical seats by “parachuting” to a ... UK Number
of harmful mistakes in Scotland's ailing NHS has almost doubled under the SNP Following a Freedom of
Information request, 12 of Scotland's 14 health boards revealed details
of 152,599 adverse events in the 12 months to ... UK Malnutrition
causing thousands of hospital admissions BBC News Freedom of Information (FOI) figures show a rise of 259 between the 43 trusts
compared with three years ago. A food bank charity said it feared ... India Shocking:
Exchequer pays Rs 30 lac/month for Karnataka Governor's luxurious lifestyle Oneindia A Right to Information
(RTI) petition has brought the expenses of the Rajbhavan into the spotlight.
The RTI papers are in the possession of OneIndia. UK How
students use FOI to investigate their universities The Guardian These are just some of the ways
that students are using freedom of information (FOI) requests to find
out eye-opening facts about their universities' ... UK Appeals
Court Rules Memos on Targeted Killings Can Stay Classified New York Times A Freedom of Information
Act lawsuit forced the Obama administration last year to reveal a secret memo
that authorized the killing of the ... India 2500
vehicles rusting with Gurgaon police Hindustan Times ... cases or accidents, are
rusting away at different police stations in the city, according to a reply
given by the police under the Right to Information Act. Pakistan Effective
steps bring dengue deaths to zero in KP so far The News International For next two years, not a
single dengue related death was reported officially, according to documents
released under the KP right to information law. Pakistan Revealing
govt payments to lawyers not in public interest: Ministry The News International Incidentally, a Right to
Information activist, Zahid Abdullah had filed a similar kind of request
in 2008 seeking details of the lawyers engaged from ... India 5
use RTI for 'blackmailing' builders, booked Police have booked five men
from Kharar for allegedly procuring information about anomalies in building
projects in Punjab using Right to Information ... India Daily News & Analysis The varsity has already spent
crores to fight them, revealed a reply to the Right to Information
(RTI) application filed by Pune-based Vihar Durve. Pakistan CGPA
scorecard reveals poor implementation of KP RTI Law Business Recorder (press
release) (registration) (blog) Nowshera and D I Khan have
turned out to be the best performers in implementation of the KP Right to
Information (RTI) Laws while Chitral and Upper ... India CIC
and state information commissions want a legal filter in RTI act Economic Times ... commissions want the
government to introduce a legal filter in the Right to Information
Act to sift out vexatious, flippant and frivolous applications. India Couple
donates land to 13 homeless families onmanorama Idamaruku identified the
homeless families in his village through a Right to Information
application. He is donating prime property with road access ... India RTI
helps retired professor get gold medal after 44 years Times of India Last year, on the advice of
some friends, he filed an application under Right to Information
(RTI) in LU seeking information on whether medals can be ... UK Mail
on Sunday wins battle to expose Prince's secret eco lobbying of Ministers Daily
Mail ...
environmental issues have been covered up by the Government – despite the Freedom
of Information watchdog ruling they should be made public. India Role
Model Disabled Person Award presented to Diethono Nakhro from Nagaland She also actively uses the Right
to Information Act to bring attention to the complete lack of
accessibility in government offices and other public places ... India RTI
query has exposed Rs100 cr scam in GHMC' Times of India The irregularity , according to
party general secretary G S Sambi Reddy came to light when he sought
information under the Right to Information (RTI) ... Pakistan Right
to information, wrongs of implementation The Express Tribune The first-ever right to
information law in the country was promulgated in the shape of the Freedom
of Information Ordinance 2002 by a military dictator, ... Judicial
academy asked to share details of promotions Dawn LAHORE: The Punjab Information
Commission (PIC) has dismissed an objection petition, asking the Punjab
Judicial Academy (PJA) to provide |
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